Bottoms up! An introduction to wine investment

Spike in fine wine markets

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Luxury investments (such as art, jewellry, classic cars and fine wine) have become a popular alternative for investors over the past 20 years.

In autumn 2017, the Knight Frank Luxury index reported substantial growth in fine wine markets, making it the top performing option for luxury investors. Wine, up 25%, was the top performer in the index thanks to strong growth in the key Bordeaux, Burgundy and northern Italian markets. No other asset class achieved double-digit growth across the past 12 months (2016-2017). This trend is set to continue, which is why more people are considering wine investment as an alternative to the usual commodities. However, the market can be quite risky and complicated.  What are investment-...

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